$135 Million Paid for Medical Malpractice Law Suits in Just One Year

Even though a monetary award will not return a person or their family back
to the way their lives were before an accident or medical mistake, it
can help them afford their current medical needs, treatments, and expenses.

In 2011, New York City paid out $135 million for medical negligence mistakes
at its public hospitals. That was a 5% increase since 2010. For many patients,
the medical malpractice mistakes caused
catastrophic injuries or even death to a child.

Imagine how your life would be impacted if these hospital errors happened
to you or a family member:

A 38 year old woman had a tooth abscess drained and the dentist failed
to request a culture of the infected tissue to see what caused the infection
and what was the appropriate antibiotic to put her on for the bacteria
that caused the infection. Ten days later, she was rushed to the hospital
because she was paralyzed from the neck down or a quadriplegic. She had
a MRSA infection that infected her neck and spine. She was awarded $8
million to help pay for her life-long medical costs.

A 10 year-old child was having an asthma attack and could not breathe at
all. Her breathing was so bad that she had to be put on a ventilator or
breathing machine. The doctor ordered the ventilator to be set to give
the little girl 40 breaths per minute instead of 8 to 10 breaths per minute
as per protocol for a small child. Three hours later, she died because
her lungs were "blown out". A jury awarded the parents $3.5
million for the pain and suffering they endured and additional money to
help pay for their funeral expenses to bury their little girl.

A 43 year-old man entered a triage area of a hospital complaining of trouble
seeing out of his one eye, which could be a sign of an impending stroke.
Instead of being properly triaged and treated, he suffered a stroke that
left him paralyzed and unable to speak clearly. He was awarded $5.5 million
to pay for his medical costs and his lost income that caused a financial
burden on his family.

A premature baby who suffered brain damage and amputation of his arm as
a result of medical malpractice during a relatively minor heart surgery.
The family was awarded $100 million, the largest medical malpractice verdict
in Pennsylvania history, to assure that this baby can be taken care of
the rest of his life.

This case was against the world famous cardiothoracic heart surgeon, William
Norwood, M.D., who performed an unauthorized surgical procedure on a baby
during surgery to repair Coarctation of the Aorta. That procedure rendering
him severely brain damaged and in permanent need of lifelong care. We
obtained this $55 million record setting verdict just weeks after being
awarded the $100 million verdict.

An obstetrical negligence case which caused a mother to delivery her baby
prematurely and immediately after birth, another doctor caring for the
premature baby in the delivery room put the breathing tube into the baby's
esophagus instead of the lungs. Because the lungs were not receiving oxygen,
the baby suffered from
oxygen deprivation and permanent brain damage. The family was awarded $37 million to help care for their injured baby.

Here at the Beasley negligence law firm we have a team of doctors and nurses
who have actually been in a hospital or clinical setting and are experienced
in the proper standards of care, policies and procedures. If you or a
loved one was injured due to medical malpractice, please feel free to
call one of our experienced lawyers, physicians, or nurses at 1.888.823.5291
for a strictly confidential and free consultation.

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